Method of making a valve assembly



April 7, 1931.

H. R. PORTER METHOD OF MAKING A VALVE ASSEMBLY Filed April '7, 1928 FIB?.

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Patented Apr. 7, 1931 NIrED vs 'rArEs )PATENT OFFICE HARPER R. PORT-nn, on Nuns, onto, Assrenon ro THF. COLuMBUs MACHINE CoM- IANY, or' COLUMBUS, OHIO, n CORPORATION or OHIO METHODOF MAKING A VALVE ASSEMBLY Application mea April 7, 1928. serial No. 268,135.

This invention relates to heavy duty Valves, such as are required in 'oil refineries, power plants, mines, high pressure steam lines and for other purposes wherein a valvel is sub- V j'ected to high temperatures and pressures.

The principal objects of the invention are the expeditious and economical nproduction of `a heavy duty valve, such `as aforesaid, which is light, durable, highly resistant to distortion and leakage under the varying conditions of operation and which is withal highly -ef'cient, besides having other advantages. f

In the accompanying drawings the various stages in the manufacture by .extrusion of a valve vembodying my invention are illus'-V trated:

Figure 1 is 'a longitudinal side elevation of an e'xtrudedforged or 'east hub-insert for the die which is employed in the extrusion operation;

- Fig. 2 is an `end elevation and Fig. B is a plan View of the same forging; A

Fig. 4; is 'a vertical section on the line lll of Fig. 3; C 1

' Fig-5 is ain elevation 'and Fig. 6 is an end view of a billet from which the valve body is extruded; y v Y Fig. 7 y is la side elevation of one-half of the die with vhub 'and billet positioned therein, the former being shown in 'section Tand the latter in'elevation; v

8 'illustrates initial operation 'on billet; C I

Fig. 9 illustrates the ext'rudin-gy operation and shows the position of the supplemental plunger following the format-ion ofthe valve chamber; and Fig. 10 is a similar view after the top flange has been extruded 'showing the latter plunger equipped with the flangeforming ring;l and A A Figs. 11 andl l2 show a sideelevation and an end elevation respectively of the extruded valve body. Y

Referring t'o the drawings7 the reference numeral l designates a split die in which is inserted an extruded solid hub member 2 which has an enlarged central annulus 3 that is adapted to serve as ka mold for the lower portion 'of the valve body ladj acont the respective hubs l, 4;.

A billet 6, preferably of ycylindrical con.- figuration, after being first heated toa suitable temperature to admit of the extrusion thereof, is inserted into the die and into the chambery a of the hub insert as shown in Fig. 7 and, while the insert fand billet arev maintained at an extrusion temperature,` the plunger '7 .is forced downwardly against the billet so as to cause the same to flow into the cavities of the die and Vof the hub member as a result yof which said ybillet assumes the position shown in Fig. y8. Said plunger is trusion temperature, said plunger 8 is withdrawn and the flange-'forming ring 9 is applied thereto and the plunger is again forced downwardly into the metal shape as shown in Fig. 10, whereby the metal at the upper end of the shape shown in Fig. 9 is upset to form the top flange. Y l

As shown, the central chamber or recess a in the b'o'ss 3 is of la configuration of two truncated cones supra-imposed and invertedl with respect to each other, being of smallest cross-section at its middle point and of great est cross-section at its respective ends.

The rough body lobtained in the foregoing manner is then subjected to a piercing operation to form iiuid waysv 13 and 14 respectively, which extend longitudinally coinpletely through the hub section Q'and also completely through the opposite side walls of the valve body 10 whereby communication between the valve `vchamber b and the line connections to which the valve is secured is alforded.

The entire cavity c yof the die, with the excepti'on of thering receiving recess Z `at its upper end is, as shown, of slightly greater cross-section throughout than the maximum cross-section of the chamber a in the hub section and consequently during the extrusion operation the shoulder e will be formed on the valve body and said shoulder will serve to effectively position and anchor the hub section to the body.

The foregoing method produces a valve assembly which is peculiarly adapted for use under high temperature and pressure conditions as the valve body proper is not only oif homogeneous texture throughout the side walls wherein the greatest pressures and stresses are attained, but the area adjacent the hub is reinforced by a continuous belt of metal which becomes by virtue of the ex* trusion operation, substantially an integral part of the valve body, though the latter has been formed subsequent to the formation of the hub section, the same being molecularly united thereto.

Though the oints between the hub section and the valve body are essentially eliminatec by this construction, nevertheless. hub sec tions adapted to diilerent sizes of line connections can be applied to a standard size of body, thus reducing the expense of malring valves of different sizes where there is not too great a Variance between sizes. For example, a 2, 4 or 6 valve can be made by employing the appropriate size of hub section and extruding the same size of body in a central chamber of standard size which is provided in each hub section irrespective of whether it is a 2, 4 or 6 hub section.

As previously stated, the hub section which is preformed prior to its introduction into the mold may be also the product of an extrusion operation, and this is preferable where the die .is to be employed for high temperature and pressure operations or it may be hammer forged or cast if desired.

The valve body herein described may be utilized for a gate valve, a check valve, globe valve or in any type of valve or fitting wherein such a body would be serviceable.

Various modifications of the within described method and the resultant valve body within the scope of the claims may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to obtain by United States Letters Patent is:

1. The method of making a valve a-ssembly which comprises forming a unitary hub section having oppositely disposed cylindrical hub members and a central transversely apertured boss, inserting said section in a die having a recess of the shape of the desired Valve assembly,.introducing a heated billet in the portion of the recess in the die which is in communication with the said aperture in said boss and eecting the extrusion of said billet into a hollow valve body while maintaining the same at an extrusion temperature and while the lower portion ot the valve body so formed is confined by said hub section, then piercing i'luid ways through the hub members and the adjacent walls of the extruded valve body so obtained.

2. |The method ot making a valve assembly which comprises forming a unitary hub section having oppositely disposed terminal hub members and central enlarged boss having a transverse passage extending completely therethrough, forcing a heated billet into the aperture in said boss while conlining said billet in a die having a cavity conforming to the shape ot the iinished valve body desired and maintaining the same at an extrusion temperature, effecting the extrusion of said billet into a hollow valve body having solid side walls, a portion ori which side walls are encased within said passage in said boss and are extruded in intimate and iiuid-tight contact therewith and then removing the rough finished valve body from the die and piercing a longitudinal duid way completely through the hub section and the valve body encased thereby.

3. The method oit making a valve assembly which comprises forming a unitary hub member having oppositely disposed terminal hubs and a central transverse passage extending completely therethrough and of substantially greater cross-section than the minimum crosssection of the hub member, introducing said hub section into a die having a cavity conforming substantially to the coniguration of the desired valve, introducing a billet of sui'- ficient size to form, when extruded, the valve body desired and effecting the extrusion of said billet while heated at an extrusion temperature into a hollow valve body, which has a kportion thereof adjacent the lower end completely enveloped by the hub section, removing the rough iinished valve from the die and'piercing a Huid-way completely through the hub section and the portion of the valve body embraced thereby.

4. The method of making a valve assembly which comprises iiorming a unitary hub section having oppositely disposed cylindrical apertured members and a central enlarged yboss having a transverse pas-sage extending completely therethrough, introducing the same into a die and introducing suiiicient additional metal into said die to complete the formation ofthe desired valve body and then forming the completed valve body at an elevated temperature while molecularly uniting said additional metal to said preformed hub section.

Signed at N iles, in the county of Trumbull, and State oi Ohio, this 8th day of March,

HARPER R. PORTER. 

